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Chris Maheu II

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Latest posts by tyrzaphir.bsky.social on Bluesky

3 GMing Techniques for improving Prepared Caster experience in Pathfinder
YouTube video by Spirit Bell Games 3 GMing Techniques for improving Prepared Caster experience in Pathfinder

Hi

I've made a couple of videos talking about design aspects of #Pathfinder2e. This one may have the most actionable content for GMs.

So I'm going to leave this here and ... just hang out, wondering if I should hop into more design discussions.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j25...

26.08.2025 21:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
First Impressions of MCDM's Draw Steel
YouTube video by Tegan J Gaming First Impressions of MCDM's Draw Steel

@hellomcdm.bsky.social's Draw Steel is our #TTRPG of the Month!

Join us for our first impressions of the system & mark your calendar for our live Actual Play Wednesday 9/10 @ 7:00 PM ET!

youtu.be/_ebUyj-zITk?...

Actual Play 9/10: youtube.com/live/xfCWKgB...

01.09.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
GenCon 2025: Major Releases, News, & Experiences
YouTube video by Tegan J Gaming GenCon 2025: Major Releases, News, & Experiences

Back from GenCon and dropped a video highlighting the major news & TTRPG releases announced at the Con! & some of my own GenCon experiences.

Shout out some of your favorite GenCon news, releases and experiences in the thread!

#GenCon #TTRPG #Cosmere #DrawSteel #SF2e
youtu.be/UozB5th6uy0?...

04.08.2025 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Chris Perkins, Jeremy Crawford, and Matt Mercer standing behind a GM screen on a stage with a tree behind them, from which hangs lanterns. The other members of Critical Role sit on each side of them.

Chris Perkins, Jeremy Crawford, and Matt Mercer standing behind a GM screen on a stage with a tree behind them, from which hangs lanterns. The other members of Critical Role sit on each side of them.

I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be in the same room as Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jeremy Crawford, Chris Perkins, and the entire cast of Critical Role all at the same time! It was a blast!

03.08.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Score Huge Savings with the Numenera Offer at Humble Bundle - The Gaming Gang Monte Cook Games has teamed with Humble Bundle for a rocking, money saving deal on the Numenera roleplaying game.

Score Huge Savings on Numenera!

"[MCG] has teamed with Humble Bundle for a rocking deal on the Numenera roleplaying game. You can jump aboard for as little as $5.00 or go all in to score all 45 items โ€“ a $475 value โ€“ for a donation of $25.00 or more."

thegaminggang.com/sa...

02.07.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I HAVE BEEN BEGGING FOR THIS FOR YEARS!!!

23.06.2025 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The campaign a homebrew setting actually. She has run into issues getting tricked by a god of chaos and then being open and upfront about what this god of chaos has manipulated her into doing, so the GM has done a lot of cool stuff with the concept I came up with.

15.06.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My Pathfinder character believes that recording and sharing knowledge of any kind will is always a good thing to do, no matter what. She has worked with agents of the goddess of knowledge in that world but also distrusts the gods for having so much more knowledge than mortals and not sharing it.

15.06.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Let's Play: Daggerheart (Free Core Rule Book Raffle) Join us for our Actual Play of The Daggerheart TTRPG! Live viewers will have a chance to win a PDF copy of the Core Rule Book for one lucky winner!

Today's the day! Join us for our live Actual Play of @darringtonpress.bsky.social Daggerheart TTRPG @ 7:00 PM ET (about 30 minutes)! We'll be raffling off a PDF copy of the Core Rule Book to 1 viewer!

youtube.com/live/YS5_JdD...

11.06.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FFXIV is trying out Bluesky! ๐Ÿฆ‹

Follow us and ๐Ÿ” while you're here so you and fellow Warriors of Light never miss #FFXIV news on Bluesky!

For our fans around the world, be sure to check out our regional accounts as well! โค๏ธ

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10.06.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12275    ๐Ÿ” 5222    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 880    ๐Ÿ“Œ 368
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Legend Edition 1.0: Available Now โ€œAnd thus did our journey endโ€ฆโ€ After 4 years of development, the full version of Final Fantasy TRPG: Legend Edition is finally upon us! We would like to take a moment to thank each and every on...

FF Legend finally exits beta, with 1.0 now available!
mildra.itch.io/finalfantasy...

04.06.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Scans of the cover and one of the inner spreads of the printed italian version of the Chains of Gaelia Quickstart guide.

Scans of the cover and one of the inner spreads of the printed italian version of the Chains of Gaelia Quickstart guide.

A photograph of one of the illustrations for character classes in the Chains of Gaelia Quickstart Guide, depicting Eleanore Van Baumen, the White Mage.

A photograph of one of the illustrations for character classes in the Chains of Gaelia Quickstart Guide, depicting Eleanore Van Baumen, the White Mage.

A photograph of a spread of the Chains of Gaelia Quickstart Guide, depicting a Lesser Shadow and a Warrior Shadow. On top of it there are two blank character sheets, as well as some black dice with gold inlays.

A photograph of a spread of the Chains of Gaelia Quickstart Guide, depicting a Lesser Shadow and a Warrior Shadow. On top of it there are two blank character sheets, as well as some black dice with gold inlays.

A two page spread used to separate chapters. This one depicts particle trails in a bubble chamber, used to represent the magical lines connecting Geistflux sources in the Chains of Gaelia lore.

A two page spread used to separate chapters. This one depicts particle trails in a bubble chamber, used to represent the magical lines connecting Geistflux sources in the Chains of Gaelia lore.

The Primeval has abandoned us, the realms of Man are in ruins and the plague of Beasts ravages through the Beyond, transforming sinners into repulsive Shadows.

Chains of Gaelia, a Dark Fantasy TTRPG is now available on itch.io!
chains-of-gaelia.itch.io/chains-of-ga...

Welcome to Gaelia!

28.05.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Chains of Gaelia by Chains of Gaelia Dark fantasy TTRPG

My buddy published his new game! If you are into indie TTRPGs, gothic horror, dark fantasy. or all of the above, check it out now! chains-of-gaelia.itch.io/chains-of-ga...

26.05.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shout out to @teganjgaming.bsky.social for being such an epic storyteller and making me feel more feelings than I have ever felt in a TTRPG game before.

16.05.2025 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pandemonium S3E2 The Balancing Act (War for Kata Arc) A Pathfinder 2e Campaign YouTube video by Tegan J Gaming

My #Pathfinder2E character just broke up with her boyfriend. And by โ€œbroke upโ€ I mean she chose to have a god of chaos erase all love she felt for her ex-boyfriend as a consequence for a contract she broke with the god. www.youtube.com/live/XR6BfNk...

16.05.2025 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The new encounter builder, showing party composition on ones side, a progress bar representing difficulty, currently selected monsters, and a filterable table for selecting new monsters.

The new encounter builder, showing party composition on ones side, a progress bar representing difficulty, currently selected monsters, and a filterable table for selecting new monsters.

We just launched an Encounter Builder!

Making balanced encounters for your #DnD games is now super easy. Includes all official monsters from the new Monster Manual, it'll give you feedback on your encounter, and best of all: YOU CAN PRINT THE STAT BLOCKS!

Check it out! redcap.press/encounters

22.04.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is something wrong with me I think. Running fantasy role playing games burns and stresses me out but when I stop doing it to recoup I'm miserable and want to be doing it again

15.04.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The image shows a text post from a tumble user with the handle "theconcealedweapon" making an argument about the importance of protecting the rights of criminals as a safeguard against government tyranny. The post presents the following key points:

If you want to prevent government tyranny, ensuring criminals have rights must be your top priority
This is not meant as a joke or exaggeration
Without rights for criminals, governments can simply label people as criminals to strip away their rights
The post claims this has been a common tactic of tyrannical governments throughout history
The post concludes that believing people who break laws should forfeit their rights is effectively supporting tyranny

The argument centers on the idea that due process and legal protections for accused/convicted persons are fundamental safeguards against authoritarian government overreach.

The image shows a text post from a tumble user with the handle "theconcealedweapon" making an argument about the importance of protecting the rights of criminals as a safeguard against government tyranny. The post presents the following key points: If you want to prevent government tyranny, ensuring criminals have rights must be your top priority This is not meant as a joke or exaggeration Without rights for criminals, governments can simply label people as criminals to strip away their rights The post claims this has been a common tactic of tyrannical governments throughout history The post concludes that believing people who break laws should forfeit their rights is effectively supporting tyranny The argument centers on the idea that due process and legal protections for accused/convicted persons are fundamental safeguards against authoritarian government overreach.

no lies detected. #civilrights

21.03.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8999    ๐Ÿ” 3584    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59

Thereโ€™s no stranger experience than increasing your skill at playing a game you created.

28.03.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@teganjgaming.bsky.social deserves more attention than he gets.

27.03.2025 03:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My New Yearโ€™s resolution for 2025 was to start a long-term campaign in my homebrew system. Session 4 is on Sunday and itโ€™s been a ton of fun!

28.03.2025 02:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds like a ton of fun! Iโ€™ve always wanted to play a pokemon campaign, but Iโ€™ve never had the time/group for it.

21.03.2025 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very cool! The blacksmith is such a cool name for a Necromancer. Now I want to add a Necromancer to my game who forges weapons and specialized armor plates and bolts them onto skeletons that theyโ€™ve raised.

21.03.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tell me the story of whatโ€™s happening in your TTRPG campaign right now.

21.03.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
R.A.T.S. Episode 2: A Volition Campaign
YouTube video by Chris Maheu R.A.T.S. Episode 2: A Volition Campaign

Episode 2 of RATS is up! And the sound quality is much better this time! Meet the Genie and and see if his knowledge of mental and emotional magic can help the RATS find the missing goblin boyโ€ฆ.

youtu.be/NfX5jY7g7rk?...

18.03.2025 03:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know the volume is pretty low, this will be resolved for the next episode.

11.03.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's set in the magical modern city of Hezhane, with dragons, corporations, spellphones, hexball, elementals, and the internet. Here the Relic Acquisition and Transportation Service handles all magical problems, no matter how dangerous, chaotic, or mysterious they might be!

11.03.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
R.A.T.S. Episode 1: A Volition Campaign
YouTube video by Chris Maheu R.A.T.S. Episode 1: A Volition Campaign

Check out R.A.T.S., the first Volition actual play campaign!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp04...

11.03.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Conversations with the 8yo DM:

Adult: So what do you want to do when you grow up?

8yo DM: Build LEGOs and play DnD.

Adult: No, not kid stuff, I mean when you are an adult

8yo DM: Why would it change?

24.02.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 479    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A screenshot of a google doc page states the following: โ€œEochora is full of a variety of species. Humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, goblins, and more have rich histories and cultures dating back centuries. In modern day, all societies have come to the understanding that despite clear physical differences, all species have equal capacity for both kindness and cruelty, regardless of origin. Even angels and devils (called infused in modern day) have the same moral ranges and capabilities as humans. In D&D terms, any creature can be any alignment. People of Eochora would be confused if you judged a creature to be good or evil based on anything other than its actions. This also holds true for all colors of dragons, โ€œcursedโ€ individuals like vampires and werewolves, and even many types of undead.โ€

A screenshot of a google doc page states the following: โ€œEochora is full of a variety of species. Humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, goblins, and more have rich histories and cultures dating back centuries. In modern day, all societies have come to the understanding that despite clear physical differences, all species have equal capacity for both kindness and cruelty, regardless of origin. Even angels and devils (called infused in modern day) have the same moral ranges and capabilities as humans. In D&D terms, any creature can be any alignment. People of Eochora would be confused if you judged a creature to be good or evil based on anything other than its actions. This also holds true for all colors of dragons, โ€œcursedโ€ individuals like vampires and werewolves, and even many types of undead.โ€

Why do we live in a society where I feel the need to clarify this at the top of my setting introduction document for a new #TTRPG campaign I am starting?

25.02.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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